High quality and engaging educational resources predominantly for teachers of Business and Computing subjects. There's more on the website... www.meanbusiness.co.uk
High quality and engaging educational resources predominantly for teachers of Business and Computing subjects. There's more on the website... www.meanbusiness.co.uk
Update: The files marked NEW! include a template for this resource which already has the hyperlinks included in PowerPoint; so if you’re tight on time, students can still make use of this resource without having to learn how to make links. Along with this are 6 challenges (differentiated) and a log for students to complete and take with them - PERFECT for Year 6 Induction in a computer room/IT/Computing lesson.
As it’s the end of term, this fun activity still gets students learning about how to add hyperlinks into PowerPoint presentations. The scary maze can be changed for Santa’s maze, if you’re aiming to do something ‘Christmassy’!
The activity gets students to create a version of the ‘scary maze game’ (Google it!). They find a scary image that, if their users hit the wall of their maze, will flash on the screen (after slides are linked). I don’t want students having nightmares though, so I have provided an alternative ‘nicer maze game’ too!
Included is a student handout, PowerPoint to act as a short lesson guide (two versions - scary and nicer) as well as a scream sound for students to use if placed on a shared area.
As always, feedback is welcome! Enjoy!
*Copyright - I either own everything or it comes from an acknowledged, royalty free source!
An introduction to organisation/organization charts.
This resource includes a lesson PowerPoint (full lesson), three differentiated activities with increasing difficulty and a lesson review (exit note).
Teachers could either give students the sheet to draw all three charts or give students different examples to complete based on ability, which is why there are different versions.
Teachers may also wish to get students to create the charts themselves OR could use the templates provided - or lower ability students could be provided with the templates.
All companies are fictional, logos designed by me,
Enjoy.
***If you have already bought my lessons on Averages, DO NOT BUY this resource! This is a combination of all four lessons.*** Video preview available below!
This resource combines all four 'averages' lessons into one short unit of work for KS2 or KS3 maths at a discounted price compared to buying them individually (£12 usually in total). Almost a 30% discount here!
The 50+ slide PowerPoint introduces each of the averages separately. Each section/lesson/part includes two teacher led examples (answers on PowerPoint), two activities that students can complete with help/guidance, a longer independent task and review.
All of the worksheets have been combined into a student work booklet to be completed over the series of lessons.
All answers appear on the PowerPoint or on the answer sheets.
Enjoy and, as always, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
The PowerPoint introduces perimeter to students before taking them through three sections (could be three separate lessons).
- working out perimeter of squares & rectangles
- working out perimeter of shapes without measurements displayed
- working out perimeter of shapes with part measurements displayed
I've included the student work booklet - this has also been separated into sheets if it makes it easier (not additional resources).
Differentiated and fully resourced short set of lessons for KS2 Maths or lower ability KS3/recap.
Answers pop up on the PowerPoint, apart from sheet 2 measurements as these depend on how you print the handout!
As always, your feedback would be appreciated. Everything is owned/created by me. One or two images have come from a royalty free stock photo site, no permission is required for these to be used in my resource.
Enjoy!!
Save over 25% on the three MASSIVE lessons on Business Ownership for GCSE Business Studies.
Lesson 1 - Sole traders
Lesson 2 - Partnerships
Lesson 3 - Companies (Private and Public)
ALL fully resourced
ALL include a lesson plan
ALL include student handouts
ALL double up for revision handouts! Bargain!
ALL differentiated by outcome
ALL include parts to stretch high abilities
If you want to see quality BEFORE you buy, look for the ownership lesson plan within my free resources.
I've also added a learning puzzle (this is literally a full lesson to complete!), homework sheet and a match up task. These additional tasks are for when sole traders, partnerships and companies have been taught to really ensure students have learnt the topic or could be used to recap in a few months after teaching.
Enjoy!
A fully resourced and differentiated lesson.
Includes PowerPoint to guide you fully through the lesson - NO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES REQUIRED! Download, print and go!
Suitable for teaching in or out of a computer room too.
Includes;
- Starter to introduce what malware is (students work this out themselves)
- Research task - use the internet or the fact sheets provided (printing on A3 is best)
- Malware for beginners leaflet (like malware for dummies!) template for computer or for printing included
- Exam style questions to complete independently - I let my students use their leaflets, so there's some purpose to completing the task
- Review from my plenary selector BUT includes template of a mobile phone - students text the teacher what they've learnt!
Enjoy...
This is a History Version of my Plenary Selector Wheel featuring 8 plenary activities to end a lesson.
Spin the wheel on slide 1, select a student to say stop, stop the wheel and click the plenary that’s selected. Quite a fun way to end a History lesson.
8 Plenaries:
Write a short diary entry to review learning.
List and define **key terms **used in the lesson.
Set your own homework.
One minute discussions about learning.
Exit Scrolls (History version of an Exit Note). Resource provided - print a stock of these in case it’s landed on!
Pyramid Review. Resource provided - print a stock of these in case it’s landed on!
Write a letter.
Compass Points. Resource provided - print a stock of these in case it’s landed on!
Macros should be enabled for this to work, just click enable if asked when opening the resource.
Supporting material provided. Copy a load and have them to hand just in case that plenary pops up!
As always, COPYRIGHT FREE imagery used throughout or created by me. All text and design work is my own. Ideas are also original.
Enjoy.
Another FULL Micro:bit lesson. I actually used the spare devices supplied by the BBC to deliver this lesson for Year 6 induction recently. Equally ideal for year 7 or 8 ICT/Computing groups.
The PowerPoint, handout and attached code get the students to program a decision maker on their Micro:bit device. So, when shook, the device provides a random answer to the question the student asks - quite fun!
Everything needed, including extra challenges to stretch the top end or step by step support for lower ability groups.
A review of the lesson objectives at the end is also included.
If you don't like paying for resources, I've also uploaded a FREE Rock, Paper, Scissors resource.
Enjoy!
All six of my homework booklets for GCSE Business Studies at a discounted price.
Each booklet has eight homework activities that are mapped against OCR’s GCSE Business Studies new specification for first assessment in 2019 (9-1).
These booklets have so much cross over that they could be used for ANY specification or even some AS level courses.
Enjoy, with over 15% discount!
Teacher instructions to help with tracking data for departments, school wide or individual class trackers.
These instructions show how to insert an IF statement to compare a grade (for a unit/exam/module etc.) to a target, to show whether it's above, below or meeting target grade.
Two separate instructions for grades A*-G and numbers 9-1.
Ideal for whole staff training. More advanced staff should be adapting the formulae to suit their needs.
Enjoy.
NEW! See a video preview of part of this resource below!
Reading the description will help you see if this is suitable for your students' ability. I would say, however, that this resource is ideally suited to upper KS2 / lower KS3.
This resource is a FULL lesson which introduces Mean Average. All four averages lessons are listed separately OR as one short unit of work at a discounted price, just check my other resources!
The PowerPoint goes through what mean average is/how it's calculated. It then has two examples that can be done with your class (teacher led) - all answers are on the PowerPoint too.
After each of the teacher led examples is one that students need to try themselves (these are labelled 'try it' on the PowerPoint). These are at the top of the worksheet. Students could try these, with help if needed - this could even be done is pairs.
Finally, there's an independent task that has ten examples for students to calculate. These include numbers in the thousands, so differentiation by task is possible. Some answers include decimals.
An answer sheet is provided for the teacher too.
The lesson is reviewed by students feeding back at the bottom of their handout. All images are either royalty free or made by myself (those coins took some work!).
Enjoy ;-)
FULL lesson on Business Communication Methods (no lesson plan, just worksheets in booklet). These are best used AFTER you’ve taught, or at least introduced, verbal/non-verbal communication and internal/external communication. I actually mark page 2 of the booklet as a test out of 20 to assess understanding of the topic.
Space on the front for teacher assessment WWW and EBi.
Starter - Identify the methods of communication from the images. Peer marked.
Extension - think of more methods of communication
Main - Questions (after teaching) on verbal/non-verbal and internal/external communication
Main 2 - Give a suitable method of communication for
Review (or second lesson) - rate methods of communication on speed, cost and whether receipt is confirmed.
Enjoy.
BEFORE YOU COMMIT YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY; view the video to see the quality of this resource below!
This PowerPoint contains eight generic starter activities suitable for upper KS2 to Post-16 teaching in ANY subject.
I’ve also provided a set of teacher notes to accompany the resource which opens up the activities to a variety of adaptations which does mean the eight activities can be used over-and-over again, even with the same class!
I’ve tried really hard to make sure the PowerPoint is well designed and engaging. The main aim was MINIMUM effort from the teacher, MAXIMUM gain - incorporating elements of literacy into ANY subject area.
I’d love your feedback. Enjoy!
An eight page student booklet and accompanying outline of six lessons of work that gets students to create a PowerPoint presentation about either the Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot to include text, links, images and sounds.
This is a fun, short unit of work suitable for Key Stage 3 ICT or Computing lessons.
I must stress that, unlike some of my other resources, this is not a pick up and go, fully planned unit of work. It is an engaging student booklet that is GREAT for collating evidence of student work and it is a collection of six lesson OUTLINES. Teachers will need to add to this in order to fully teach reliability and skills in producing a multimedia presentation.
I'd see this as a perfect first unit for either year 7 or 8 to get them started for a year of engaging ICT or Computing lessons.
Enjoy! Any feedback is, as always, greatly received.
NEW! See the video preview of the PowerPoint BEFORE choosing to buy. ALL resources are included and TOP quality. This is an investment and great for new teachers or those that want to increase student engagement.
This is my first Plenary Wheel resource - 8 generic plenaries to end ANY lesson. If you like this, why not try the sequel with 8 additional plenary activities, so you’ll have 16 to get you through the academic year!
Slide 1 includes a spinning wheel that can be stopped by clicking STOP to choose the plenary for the lesson. Includes a selection of eight plenary ideas (and supporting resources) with an engaging interface to grab students’ attention at the end of a lesson. Interactive, students LOVE shouting STOP to select the plenary activity!
Suitable for all subject areas… you may never have to plan a plenary activity ever again, although don’t tell your senior leaders I said that!
'Understanding Computers'; scheme of work and accompanying student booklet for Key Stage 3 Computer Science. Fully planned and resourced, print and go.
The unit of work has been referenced against the new KS3 programme of study for Computing. The unit includes short topics on hardware, software, devices, input, output, storage, binary numbers, convergence and future technologies and is a good basis for an introduction to computers. This unit would ideally suit year 7 or 8 students and has elements of differentiation throughout to allow teachers to deliver the same unit of work to multiple ability groups (save on the planning!).
The scheme of work should also give you some fresh ideas for more creative teaching strategies in Computing.
*Copyright Notice* I have produced this under the name Barnett Education (that's me!). All text is mine, all images are public domain and are credited (p.12 student book).
A single A4 sheet asking learners to calculate revenue and profit for a given scenario.
Perfect for EdExcel Business Studies topic 1.3.2.
Comes as a printable PDF, a host online PDF and with answers!
Enjoy.